The 11 Premier League(ish) players who define 2023

[@ChrisMcSweeney]

"Messi = Good" - This is why I like Tifo, their articulate and complex analysis of the game is second to none.

[@Freakinawesome333]

Excuse me, you spelled gud wrong

[@matthewdobson100]

excuse me, you spelt 'God' wrong

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

An alarming number of people in the comments seem to have ignored the several hundred times they explained that this team is the players who tell a story of the year. Not the best individuals.

[@Lewie_G]

😂

[@PonchoMike10]

Even so, it seems like it's English players who tell a story... Everyone's opinion is valid but there are strong cases to be made for other players is all.

[@CharlesOffdensen]

@@PonchoMike10 Yeah, it's like Napoli didn't win the title, Kvara didn't have double digits goals and double digits assists and wasn't voted best/MVP. Or Osimhen wasn't awarded African player of the year.

[@YuaMikami-cd5dd]

​@@CharlesOffdensenthey are english, are you surprised?

[@tejshah6083]

@@CharlesOffdensenhave you seen the title of the video?

[@dster345]

I think a more appropriate title would be Tifo's Players Who Did A Thing Year 2023.

[@MinusOnYoutube]

Scott Mctominay best example

[@T.E.S.S.]

yawn

[@David-fy4fw]

More like English players who did a thing

[@silverhost9782]

​@@David-fy4fw Sure, we all wish Rodri was English but that doesn't mean he is mate

[@krood_]

McT just had 2 good games. He was piss poor throughout the season.

[@RainFall2112]

This list won't be controversial at all.

[@samuelwray8915]

Gary O'neil should get a shout for manager of the year if you're looking for a story in the PL. A young coach comes in to keep Bournemouth up and then gets sacked, moves to wolves just a few days before the start of the season and then does well there too. Emery or Postecoglu would be good shouts as well, although postecoglu might just be recency bias

[@MrFancyLiving]

To be fair Andoni Iraiola has done a great job as O'Neill's replacement, has Solanke firing on all cylinders

[@kurtsudheim825]

Ya, my last team to go down was either wolves or Everton, kept switching with trouble ls, when wolves got rid of Julian, I thought that's it, they'll finish 18, we'll...

[@baileystoner974]

Absolutely baffling how many people misunderstood what this video is. Genuinely mental

[@MikeeyyP95]

Jon adding Messi in the same way he gets added to the Ballon d'Or every year "oh yeah, Messi is the GOAT, gotta get him in somehow"

[@Football_Advanced]

its facts though, hes so good we should just keep giving him the ballon dor until england win a major trophy

[@karmaascendant3936]

@@Football_Advancedthen. Messi will have 66 Balon d’ors

[@Football_Advanced]

@@karmaascendant3936 that’s so oddly specific 😂😂

[@raimarulightning]

Yup lol. Hell, they even gave it to him last year when he was objectively not the best player 😂😂😂

[@taongaluo9937]

I honestl miss the days when they would talk about players that no one knew. And why is this just a premier league team of the season, where are the other leagues?

[@Azza10x]

Days of Sangare are gone🥺

[@DS-bz4mz]

Well they watch the Premier League and I imagine most of their audience cares about the Premier League the most, that's just the reality

[@danicule8671]

Other leagues don't have the oil money premier league has...

[@amronpimpinan]

I believe athletic is English journalist?

[@shahnewaz9700kf]

True. They only picked English players outside of premier league like kane and jude

[@miistercrayon]

What a neat idea. I think contextualising individuals is so important for these teams. Every great cross is made to look so by the scorer and every scorer makes a cross look better.

[@cafeplastique890]

Feels kinda anglocentric. You're allowed to be from another league than the Premier League in this team - if you're English. My first substitution is Wirtz for McTominay. Still going with the story aspect, Bayer Leverkusen were remarkable in 2023.

[@alexsalazar5161]

premier league is literally the most competitive in the world.

[@buscadiamantes1232]

and if you push it a bit, it's eurocentrist... so who cares?

[@chainsawman-stoic]

@@alexsalazar5161lmao no

[@David-fy4fw]

@@chainsawman-stoicyes it is but there are plenty of class players in other leagues who should have made the team

[@13Blu]

it is just an opinion no need to get your feelings hurt

[@collin8915]

I genuinely think Dyche with that team would be incredible to watch

[@walkerxxi]

British football hipster best XI 😂

[@chainsawman-stoic]

lmao true

[@willywonka7812]

Best? Who said best?

[@isotoptic-waist2420]

Hwang hee chan has been unbelievable this season 🐺 🇰🇷

[@eshansingh9951]

That's recency bias, he's been good the last 3 months

[@isotoptic-waist2420]

@@eshansingh9951 I disagree I would say after the world cup break he came back brilliant and has been one of our best players in the squad over the year 2023

[@ifldiscovery8500]

@@isotoptic-waist2420 He should have been sent off in City game, thank VAR.

[@isotoptic-waist2420]

@@ifldiscovery8500 var has been dreadful this season

[@kurtsudheim825]

But it's the whole year

[@gameplayerbr4962]

Ughh they haven't been keeping up with Messi and Miami have they? The guy hasn't played in months because he scored 1 goal in 6 MLS games so his team didn't make knockouts.

[@airforce1969]

Im a United fan. Please tell me they haven’t put Scott McTominay in there

[@airforce1969]

They actually put McTominay in this team. Do they watch football?!

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

You're a Utd fan who is slagging off our local, homegrown academy players on the internet? Sure you are...

[@afellownerd]

Home grown or not, he simply isn't good enough​@@jhpfdijtuiweruot

[@T.E.S.S.]

WHOOSH @@airforce1969

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@afellownerd For what?

[@tejasulabhaje6604]

Did all these ppl commenting actually see the video? Its not about yhe best players in each position its about telling a story of 2023 premier league football, and they did that perfectly

[@eshaanbhat3732]

Bellingham and messi definitely define what pl has done in 2023

[@tomatokosir]

Hey, what happened to TIFO IRL???

[@microsoft_ward]

I think saliba told a story. Arsenal title contenders with him in the side. He goes down, and they capitulate. This season hes been a top 2 cb in the league behind vvd. Dunk is amazing, but I think they give up too many goals, and pascal grob has been better for their team.

[@maciejbala477]

grob lmao

[@kurtsudheim825]

​@@maciejbala477huh, guy doesn't have a German keyboard, or doesn't realise the beta sign is pronounced as "s", what a huge error, report him to the authorities for such a heinous crime? How about just correcting himrather than mocking him, if bet you aren't an Einstein

[@madapratama5596]

it's "gross"

[@ecashman]

JJ was given one charity pick and of course he chose McTominay.

[@charanko8734]

*Tifo's 'Premier League' Team of The Year + Bellingham

[@marklaw5116]

Sorry, but even after the amazing job Dyche has done, I would never have picked him over Unai Emery. Everton went from relegation prospects to mid-table, Villa have gone from relegation prospects to title contenders.

[@kurtsudheim825]

They weren't relegation he's done a good job, but that's Kurt because Steven was so shirt anyone decent would've got that villa team back up to top half, esp after the summer signings. Everton 8s a mess, so much wrong, new stadium coming, changed managers almost as much as Chelsea in the last few years, 10 point deduction... & he hasn't got them playing like his old Burnley team exactly. & they'd had some major wins, where you don't expect it

[@marklaw5116]

@@kurtsudheim825​​⁠​⁠ When Gerrard was sacked, Villa were 17th. The only thing keeping them above the relegation places was goal difference. That firmly qualifies them as being relegation prospects.

[@chradikaali]

Sean Dyche rocking the midtable with more wins than Chelsea or Brighton🦾

[@jonprague]

Mctominay?? Goes missing, poor pas conversion, doesn’t pick runners and doesn’t score enough. Bizarre

[@chainsawman-stoic]

agreed, very weird video

[@MisterFluffyBags]

I honestly believe they included him for clickbait to generate traffic for the video.

[@benclarkey1412]

​@@chainsawman-stoic this is the list of players who have a story attached to them, not necessarily the best. Stupid title choice but that is the reason why Mctominay is in here

[@3starbadman]

So in other words... He tells the story of United for 2023. Which, as they said in the video many times, is why they've picked these players

[@grievuspwn4g3]

He's finally playing where he plays for Scotland, and where he was trained to play for Man Utd's youth.

[@LeoGuidi]

Don’t know why someone like Osimhen or Kavara didn’t get a mention for Napoli winning their historic scudetto, or Xabi Alonso’s highflying Bayer Leverkusen

[@lukew6725]

Hard to get Osimhen in when Halaand exists.

[@a-manthegeneral]

Read the title of the video first?

[@LeoGuidi]

@@a-manthegeneral ah yes because Jude Bellingham is certainly famous for his premier league career

[@flysi01]

"Is Villa's form sustainable?" I mean we've managed to sustain it consistently for 12 months so...

[@srikanthshankar6222]

And Saliba is missed here

[@4231jerome]

hmm, good call . . he gets overlooked quite often actually. Even though he’s been a huge part in arsenal being so defensively sound these last few seasons . .

[@emilgetsov4176]

ScottyM in any team of the year is abysmal 💀

[@azza6463]

Would love a video of who you think will do the best/best youngsters throughout 2024. Will be great to see what you got right next year!

[@kurtsudheim825]

People usually predict young player for the season in their whole predictions, never seen a whole team though. But rn is odd because most of the vest players itw are young

[@Takohashi07]

I would've liked a mention of at least one of leverkusen's players. Be it any of both fullbacks, Xhaka, Wirtz or Boniface, Hoffman. Lots of talent in that team

[@kurtsudheim825]

Dude, read the title, it's a pl team, mostly, they had to play in the league for at least half? Did you not realise there were some key players missing?

[@Takohashi07]

@kurtsudheim825 damn im acoustic and can't read, i thought they were just being biased towards PL players. I stand corrected

[@ethanhenson3906]

Why have you stopped posting, this is good content, don't give up, there's an audience here and a reason you have so many subs

[@donukb]

😂

[@ethanhenson3906]

@@donukb what

[@IFCGaming]

For being some of the smartest guys on football youtube, this team is shockingly bad.

[@T.E.S.S.]

you didn't watch it/pay attention either, then?

[@IFCGaming]

@@T.E.S.S. Im in awe how people can actually defend it :D Its clear they only watch premier league and nothing else, as do probably you. For a premier league list this is meh. For a worldwide its horrible, really bad. Even if you argue with "telling a story" bs, its clear they never saw a single game utside the premier league.

[@Dazzmondo95]

The quality of videos on this channel has plummeted

[@thepolticalone961]

Blood put Scott in the team...

[@kylepatrick2231]

TIFO's Brexit team of 2023. Even has Sean Dyche as co-manager.

[@adonnis1]

Always criminally underrating the Ecuadorian players this gentleman J.J. bull. You really think Lewis dunk has more of a narrative than Pervis Estupiñán? This man came back from injury and scored two goals!Two screamers and he plays left back! Easily one of the best in his role and turns around any side. I’m surprised Jon Mackenzie didn’t at least mention him because during the World Cup coverage he was pretty optimistic about Ecuador and I appreciated that

[@chrisedrev9519]

Your awkwardness is a gift, boys. Thank you.

[@XaloGunner]

At least somebody from Arsenal deserved to be in there....I mean they did have a pretty notable Premier League season that was a big part of the story of City's treble...

[@adilhussain9736]

Can you do prospect of the year? Under20 of the year please?

[@Football_Advanced]

ill give you one name- jude

[@LouieAblett]

agree but they'd probably find a way to choose some lad from bradford instead if he was linked to man u@@Football_Advanced

[@minnumseerrund]

I think Saliba deserves a shout. 22/23 debut season in England; huge part in turning Arsenal into the best defensive/off the ball team in the league; and of course, we've had absolutely shite defenders for so many years before his arrival. That's some story.

[@nolikeygsomnipresence270]

I love you, lads. May 2024 be holding great things for yous.

[@callytizzle9158]

Why specifically May 2024?

[@TheObloINATOR777]

bring back the podcast please please

[@EricusXIV]

In the realm of story-logic, the narrative craftsmanship ought to ascend to loftier heights. Where, pray tell, are the compelling chronicles of Leverkusen and Girona? And as for the inclusion of McTominay in the lineup, one anticipates an epic yarn of Shakespearean proportions to justify such a choice. The disappointment resonates deeply - is Tifo, once a beacon of narrative brilliance, now relegated to the shadows?

[@isaacwilliams398]

I hope you do this on every video you comment on because it’s hilarious but also incredibly well-written

[@billyconstantine5521]

No ones gonna mention how John said that he thinks about Harry Kane more than the Roman Empire? 😂 that killed me

[@JodyShortt]

People disagreeing with a football video online is one of my most surprising moments of 2023.

[@justsaying83]

Scott Mctominay 😂😂😂 I thought you guys actually knew football. Your opinions mean absolutely nothing to me now.

[@jakearrow8047]

Exactly

[@maxmarks3503]

Love how you only dip outside of the premier league for English players.

[@ragecandy]

If they knew ball they'd put Mcterminator over haaland and not in the midfield, please god not in the midfield

[@toby1106]

Ngl manager wise I might have gone with Emery. What he's done to Villa this year is absolutely incredible. Then again so has Howe 🤔

[@jonathanvickers213]

needed this

[@odnilniloc]

Don’t even need to watch this video to know that Allison will be the goalkeeper of choice…..it’s a given….surely? Right???? 😅

[@lucasapinya8832]

Oh my oh my You’re in for a treat 😂

[@chainsawman-stoic]

ahahahahahaha

[@mirkys130]

it’s NOT a best eleven oh my christ how many people can’t read

[@gregorylu]

Me: surely Ali is a lock! *watches first 2 minutes* Alright I’m out

[@isaacnewton3514]

These guys have more Football knowledge than I have but there’s no way they put McTominay in the team of the year just because he got a few goals 💀 As an actual midfielder, he is piss poor

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

He has been excellent for Scotland and he has been very good for Utd, probably even kept Ten Hag in a job with his goals. Fergie is a huge admirer and Mourinho also thought he was one of our best players. It's funny how desperately needy you are to see British players fail

[@skrootpop]

​@@jhpfdijtuiweruothe still can't find a pass

[@orinkaraiskos8592]

​@@skrootpopunless it's sideways or backwards

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@skrootpop Thank you for obsessively crying about Scott Mctominay and proving my point for me

[@jhpfdijtuiweruot]

@@orinkaraiskos8592 He has played for United since the age of five and knows how to pass a ball. What have you achieved in your life...?

[@Lewie_G]

Yes lads ❤

[@SandeepSingh-wt4ge]

Pls make more videos tifo irl I miss those analysis

[@dip_ace4531]

My mistake I thought these lots knew football.

[@T.E.S.S.]

your mistake is being completely media illiterate

[@tdyerwestfield]

Looking forward to the rest of this season. Liverpool have lost just once so far, the fixed match V Spurs with 2 disputable red cards and an undisputable legitimate goal ruled out.

[@ryanoutram7059]

It wasn't fixed, it just had appalling refereeing.

[@dan77118]

Where’s Saliba?

[@silverhost9782]

Loving the salty comments lmao, keep em coming guys

[@olivergille8305]

It was also great to see Jon make an appearance in the Christmas day episode of Dr Who. If you know you know...

[@T.E.S.S.]

the goblin king? bit harsh.

[@piyushdhoundiyal3997]

Love TIFO but sometimes dont find logic in their Team

[@Maj1794]

No saliba or even gabriel in this team is ridiculous

[@MrBLAAHHHHHHHHHHH]

No it's not.

[@MrAcky89]

I turned it off after the first two players. Perhaps I'm using recency bias but I think Martinez is vastly over rated and although Burn has been solid, I don't think he's that good either.

[@T.E.S.S.]

lmao

[@eshaanbhat3732]

Same like how long will Martinez live off that france save. He cost Aston Villa at least 6 points this season.

[@DylanLagqoboka]

No Alison 🤨?wow

[@DavidJCO]

Tell me you only watch the premier league and the english national team games without saying it...

[@georgefalconer9470]

I know everyone has already said this, but playing with Mctominay in possession is like playing with 10 men.

[@clew6519]

2023 = The year of the Goat(Pep)

[@oOnexxsoulzz]

Mad how this just feels stilted and lacking any sort of fun. Tifo really seems to have lost its spark

[@lucasapinya8832]

More like British TOTY Then again there’s Rodri in there

[@kikemarino6806]

no one from leverkusen is CRAZY

[@henrytilley95]

Any sort of width would destroy your team on a regular basis.

[@DeadGivaway]

newcastle is 8th.. How is that top of the league ?

[@donukb]

Top of the league for expected goals.

[@unclem7816]

Jarrod Bowen overlooked. Won a European cup.

[@redbloodcell4047]

Well they had Rice for that.

[@matthewk797]

"Scottish box crasher of the year" ... Yea alright, tell me not to notice 👀

[@pietropete]

More like team of English media😂

[@omegaj21]

thats huh, yeah

[@88klac]

You can put Kane in there as he was a Premier League player in 2023., but Bellingham? And Messi?

[@jimmcgonigal]

Commenters haven't watched it all. They said its more about the stories of the year, not about the best players in those positions.

[@staceysang1545]

The formation also looks like a sitting Buddha, appropriate for Haaland!

[@Mike-lu1me]

Where's the Sean Dyche impression?

[@Muthumalai_Tiger_Reserve_Aana]

You mentioned Scott McTominay.. of all the players out there.. you chose McTominay..

[@reflesh8802]

Please tell me what on earth does JJ say at 0:56

[@88klac]

You can put Kane in there as he was a Premier League player in 2023., but Bellingham?

[@medelalmi]

tactics: trent long ball to tall bois and they "crash that box"

[@Gooninguntildie]

What the hell is Scott Mctominay doing here😂

[@T.E.S.S.]

watch the video and find out

[@krood_]

As a United fan who has watched all the utd prem games this season, these guys have surely lost a lot of credibility for me. McT may be good in the box, but he is a terrible midfielder. Can't pass can't dribble is defensibly poor. Why was he inculded ??? He didn't even have a good season.

[@T.E.S.S.]

watch the video

[@krood_]

@T.E.S.S. You watch the video

[@shahnewaz9700kf]

Are you serious emi over alisson becker???

[@peerzadadayam3006]

They put mcnuggets in there, what do you expect 😂😂😂

[@chainsawman-stoic]

Is this pl based because I can't understand how grimaldo is not at lb

[@NICH_RICH68]

“Steven gerrard but playing at right back” smh they all made fun of Alex before for suggesting that hahaha

[@Truffle_Pup]

Man alive, Tifo sucks so much this season. How did it go so wrong this quickly?

[@tnix80]

Fellani was far better

[@thomasdavies2555]

Any other time tifo would put a La Liga player on a prem best 11 would get them rinsed haha

[@ahmedyasin9569]

A very bias team of the year, I mean no Saliba! Really!!

[@datmiki]

I can understand if its premier league toty but why is there bellingham there? what is this selection?

[@Tris2000]

I think Jean-Philippe Mateta should be there. No, he’s not the best, but that’s not the point of the video. It’s not a best XI, it’s a story, and how he has reinvented himself after being largely written off as a one-hit wonder.

[@fardeenkabir1642]

This is without a doubt the worst video they have posted in this channel so far. You guys should do just the premier league team of the season and save yourself the trouble of caring about other football leagues in the world. P.S: Just a reminder Mbappe scored 52 goals this season.

[@00dude3]

Mbappe scored most of those Europe's on 7th best league, worse than the eredivise.

[@fardeenkabir1642]

@@00dude3 ya, so did kane in bundesliga for bayern, the overall competitiveness of bundesliga is also very poor where bayern wins the league every year.

[@T.E.S.S.]

So many deeply confused people completely missing the point in the comments lmaooo

[@nwk-wt3ty]

"I think about Harry kane more than I think about the roman empire" hahaha. Never change John.

[@zas3362]

What is this? PLTOTY?

[@arun4046]

Keep underrating Tottenham, so when we win title , everyone will appreciate us even more

[@saqlaq96]

😂

[@mburland]

No Saliba!? Lol.

[@roberthitchen5413]

Joe should.be brought in for these kind of videos

[@ydfash23]

Dan Burn and McTominay in TOTY, alright.